World Ride: The World Is Not Enough For One World One Ride..!

Updated on March 30,2018

World Ride Ends and One World One Ride Finally Reaches India After Conquering 30+ Countries And 5 Continents:

Riding a motorcycle and encircling the earth on a motorcycle in about just 9 months? It is the dream of every bike rider to do a world ride, but only a few lucky ones are able to accomplish it. No, it’s not a fantasy, but two guys from India really did it. This is a real-life story of one Debasshish Ghosh aka Debu and Dharmesh Jain aka DJ Bhai from India. The One World One Ride team achieved this unique feat recently.

World Ride: 'The Journey' begins

Recently, Debasshish Ghosh and Dharmesh Jain completed the world ride and returned to India in just 9 months. The two guys Debasshish Ghosh and his close friend Dharmesh Jain aka DJ had started their world ride last year on Jun 11, 2017. They returned to India on Mar 14, 2018, finishing the world ride in just about 9 months.

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Both the riders are close friends and both of them chose the BMW 1200 GS for the world ride. Debasshish Ghosh from Mumbai and Dharmendra Jain from Indore are in their late 40s. This itself proves that the age is just a number on the paper without any value. Debasshish's first international ride was to Nepal & Bhutan. Incidentally, Debasshish Ghosh also became the first Indian YouTuber & Motovlogger to meet the sitting Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi, when he met the PM before the world ride began.

World Ride: Strengths

Moreover, Debasshish has the passion for bikes and riding with his friends. He has successfully completed some of the hardest rides such as the ‘Ladakh Ride’ which goes to the world’s highest motorable road. Debasshish also rode from Mumbai (India) to Singapore with DJ Bhai. He uploads travel-vlogs on the Youtube channel called ‘One World One Ride’. Debasshish’s friend Dharmesh Jain is from Indore who started riding the bike since 2013. He also did the Ladakh and Singapore rides.

With such a vast experience of long-distance riding under their belt, Debasshish & DJ completed the world ride on 14th March 2018. They achieved this feat after riding over 50,000 miles; crossing 32 countries and 5 continents in just 9 months. Debasshish also has a penchant for bikes. Bikes such as the Harley Davidson Fat Boy and BMW 1200 GS are some of the bikes in his garage. He rode to Singapore on Fat Boy in 2013 along with DJ.

One World One Ride at The Great Wall of China (Courtesy: YouTube)

World Ride: Preparation

Furthermore, the preparation for world ride started days before the actual ride began. So, Debu Bhai bought three BMW panniers for storage. In one pannier, He carried along stuff such as toolkit, sleeping bag, engine oil and brake pads. Another pannier carried his camera, a Mavic-pro drone, a Session camera, a Go-Pro Hero 5 vlogging camera, and a Canon G5-X photo camera etc. In the top pannier, he put the lighter stuff such as the clothes, rain gear, water bottle, and food items.

He carried all these devices to capture the opportunity which comes to people once in a lifetime. Debu also took with him a portable jump starter which can charge any device and also jump start the bike. He also carried a tarpaulin sheet-cum-bike cover to protect from Sun/Rain in case the bike breaks down on the road. (Most of these items are available at Decathlon)

Customization of the bike:

DJ Bhai's blood group printed on his bike (Courtesy: YouTube)

Watch DJ Bhai's Bike's customization here:

Video Courtesy: Rajiv Nema/Youtube

World Ride: Opportunities (Dream Route)

The riders took the following route for the world ride. At first, Debasshish started off from Mumbai to Indore. There, DJ Bhai joined him for the rest of the tour. The tour was divided into three legs of the journey.

World Ride: Threats & Challenges

No long journey completes without hardships & hiccups. Riding a motorcycle around the world is not as easy as it looks. Incidentally, these riders survived some of the most challenging terrains and extreme weather around the world. Sometimes, they also faced daunting problems. For e.g. in Estonia, they were denied entry even though having a valid ‘CARNET’ (An international permit to take bikes by road).

DJ Bhai showing the stickers of various countries visited pasted on his panniers (Courtesy: YouTube)

This was because DJ Bhai was not carrying the original registration papers of his bike. So, he had to fly back to India to get them. Then later, DJ had an accident and he fell from the bike. However, they held on together and faced the eventualities with great faith and patience. This is only because they believed in themselves; NO MATTER WHAT. These guys remind us of the pair of best friends ‘Jai & Viru’ from the Bollywood super hit ‘Sholay’.

World Ride: And, The Happy Ending...!

Leaving behind the bad memories, both the riders continued the journey. And, they also gained good and very good experiences as they met many nice people in different countries. One of them was another senior and pro rider ‘The Killer’ from Switzerland. 'The Killer' gave them valuable riding tips which were very helpful for them along their journey. They also met people from China, Pakistan, Germany, Switzerland, Russia, USA and many more. We bet Debu Bhai and DJ Bhai will never forget ‘Jackie Chan’ and ‘Mamu’ from China for their great company and humility.

However, most of the people in the world welcomed the riders with open arms and helped them in every which way. Thus, it only indicates that people, generally, are nice at the heart across the boundaries. It is the border barrier that stops us from having a fruitful dialog with one another.

Lessons learned from the world ride: Priceless

The amount of experience both of them gained from the world ride is absolutely priceless. In conclusion, these guys are not only role models but also an inspiration for young riders and bike enthusiasts alike. So, there are lots of things to learn from them. Their journey is a story to relive for sure. And, more importantly, how these guys conducted themselves in some hostile situations; is quite remarkable.

We, at CarBikeTech, congratulate and thank One World One Ride for bringing to us such an entertaining infotainment thru’ their world ride tour videos. We dedicate this article to both the riders for living their dream because we believe that there is no bigger achievement in life than living your dream.